Dr. Alejandro Navarrete-Aguilar

I am a bilingual (English-Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Professional Counselors Supervisor in the State of Georgia. I am also a registered domestic relations mediator in Georgia. I obtained a Doctor of Psychology degree at California Southern University and earned a master’s degree in Psychology with a Specialty in Professional Counseling from Argosy University in Atlanta- Georgia, graduated with honors and received the Outstanding Student Award. I obtained a B.A. in Psychology from Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University and graduate studies in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University in Lima, Peru. I specialize in couples therapy / marriage counseling. I received advanced training in the Gottman Method for Couples and Marital Therapy from the Gottman Institute in Seattle,Washington. In addition, I received training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, developed by Dr. Sue Jonhson from the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) of Canada. I completed training in family therapy from the prestigious Systemic Family Institute of Lima in Peru. I also teach divorce classes to help divorcing parents resolve parent-child conflicts resulting from separation and divorce in Georgia. I am also an immigration-related-issues expert. In the last years, I have helped hundreds of people from different countries to complete solid clinical evaluations including mental health evaluations for Waivers, VAWA, U-Visa, T-Visa, Political Asylum, and Cancellation of Removal proceedings. As a well-known community educator, I have appeared in a variety of media programs such as CNN in Español, Univision Atlanta, Miraflores radio, Capital TV, and La Mula TV in Lima-Peru. I have been a reliable source to Atlanta and Lima-Peru area newspapers who published my remarks about psychological issues. I also participated in a weekly live “call-in” radio show in Atlanta where I answered questions about family issues to a Spanish speaking audience. I also participate in psychoeducational webinars in social media. My professional experience includes my work of 33 years in the mental health and educational fields, including private practice, non-profit organizations, facilitator of psychoeducational groups, and previous work as an Adjunct Faculty for the Pontifical Catholic University and the Sacred Heart Feminine University of Peru. I am the founder and the clinical director of the Counseling Institute of Atlanta. I specialize working with couples, families, individuals, immigration evaluations, workers compensation cases, domestic violence, abuse / trauma, bariatric evaluations, and anger management evaluations and treatment. I can also help parents that are in a divorce process through family counseling services including custody and visitation issues.